Everything we publish about how immigration enforcement works, what the law says, and what is actually happening in Maine. Our analysis is retrospective and verified before publication, and we make the underlying data available wherever we can so anyone can check the work.
Enforcement Policy
How immigration enforcement is actually conducted in Maine — the tactics used, the operations run, and what federal agencies say when asked to account for them.
Operation Catch of the Day
ICE apprehensions and detentions in Maine surrounding Operation Catch of the Day, with analysis of operational failure, community impact, and MIRC's goals for the future.
Read the report ↗DHS Response to Maine's Delegation
The Department of Homeland Security's written response to questions raised by Maine's congressional delegation about enforcement activity in the state.
Read the response ↗Information Request Policy
How researchers, lawyers, and advocates can request aggregated and anonymized hotline data, and the terms under which MIRC releases it.
Read the policy ↗Immigration Policy
The law itself — court decisions, fee changes, and policy shifts that change what is possible for immigrants in Maine, explained without legalese.
The Big Three Immigration Cases at the Supreme Court
An in-depth analysis of the three seismic June immigration-law-related Supreme Court decisions and what they mean in practice.
Read the report ↗Asylum Fees
What the asylum application fees are, who they apply to, and what they mean for people seeking protection in Maine.
View the one-pager ↗Outcomes in Maine
The numbers. Every dashboard here is retrospective and verified before publication, presented alongside its methodology. Third-party datasets are sometimes incomplete or delayed, and we flag the gaps where we find them.
📊 Arrests & Detentions
Individual-level ICE arrest and detention records for Maine. Explore apprehension trends, demographics, how arrests are made, and the legal basis for detention.
Launch the dashboard ↗🏛 Operation Catch of the Day
Focused dashboard on the January 20–23, 2026 operation: surge analysis, demographics, criminality, and community impact.
Launch the dashboard ↗ICE Apprehensions in Maine, Sept 2023 – Oct 2025
Data analysis and implications for public safety, due process, and community stability.
Read the report ↗📦 See Our Data Sources
Every number above comes from somewhere, and we would rather you checked. Download the CSVs behind each dashboard, read the source documentation, and see for yourself where the data ends and our analysis begins.